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- 7 photos on Hornsea appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Hornsea
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North Humberside memories
ATWICK HOLIDAYS
Our family (from Bradford) would rent one of the chalets on the cliff top at the end of Cliff Road, 2nd in on the left I think. Me and my 2 sisters would walk down to the farm at the end of the road for fresh milk. Each year the garden got smaller as the cliff collapsed.
We had the WW2 pillboxes on the beach to play in. RAF planes would have target practice over the sea.
The yearly trip into Bridlington for a trip on the Yokshire Belle or the Boys Own round to Flamborough Head.
A memory of Atwick contributed by andy howard
My childhood memories of Beeford
Beeford holds many fond memories for me. My grandparents Charlie and Mary Walker took over the corner shop in around 1963. They then turned it into 'Ye Olde Wrought Iron Shoppe' which my grandfather ran until his late seventies. We spent most weekends there and as I grew up I visited often and had many a good night in the Yorkshire Rose which was then the Black Swan. I loved to walk up the lane through the church yard to the playing field where there was a metal frame to swing on, and I also remember at the top of the field was a great big log we used to play on, I don't suppose that is there any more. They ...read more here
A memory of Beeford contributed by lizzie smith
Atwick holidays
our family ( from Bradford ) , me and 2 sisters rented one of the chalets at the end of cliff road in the mid fifty's I think it was 2nd from left in on the cliff top .Can remember the garden getting shorter as the cliffs collapased each year. pill boxes onthe beach to play in
and trips down to the farm at the end of Cliff road for fresh milk. The RAF used to fly targets over the sea for planes to fire at. Trips into Bridlington for the yearly trip on the Boys Own or Yorkshire Belle. cannot remeber it raining
A memory of Ulrome contributed by andy howard
Top View Stores
I lived at the house on the left - The Chalet. I lived here from 1938 -1959. The eastern end of the house was the village shop and was known as Top View Stores. Records of the house were traced back as early as 1784. When the roof was recently refurbished, the original timbers and roof joists were un-trimmed and had the branch stumps attached. The footings for the walls also consisted of large boulders dating back to its construction and were obtained from the beach nearby.
In 1947 the snow was higher than the walls and fences at the front of the house. During WW2 the west end of the house was used by troops based nearby for recreation and ...read more here
A memory of Ulrome contributed by Lawrence Elliott
Extracts From Hornsea & North Humberside books
Hornsea Pottery is famous worldwide, and collectors pay a considerable amount for some of the older pieces. In this view, holidaymakers are enjoying cheaper pleasures. The dressing tents are set up, the deckchairs are hired and the picnic baskets are opened for an enjoyable day on the beach.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
Many of the houses in this area, some around 300 years old, were built of stones and pebbles. The town hosts a museum in what was once a farmhouse, and the Victorian era returns with local people demonstrating bygone crafts.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
The village store faces the war memorial on the green,
which appears to have been fenced off. Surely this was not
protection from vandals! These people had been the scourge
of Skipsea Castle in earlier times, so much so that Henry III
had to demolish the castle in 1220.
An extract from from"Humberside Pocket Album".
At the beginning of the 19th century there were only about four hotels in Hornsea, but by the mid 19th century more were built to accommodate the influx of visitors wishing to sea bathe, which was considered to be a cure for minor illnesses and very good for you. This hotel is just beside the North Eastern Railway Station.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
Winifred Holtby lived in this road while she was writing her novel ‘South Riding’. Another famous visitor to the town was Lawrence of Arabia, who frequently visited the White Cottage in the Eastgate area. A signpost on the corner of the wide road points to the sea, and the Clifton Guest House stands opposite.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".